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Meanings of
repel
in English
Catalan
rebutjar
Spanish
rechazar
Back to the meaning
Cause to move back by force or influence.
drive
repulse
force back
push back
beat back
attract
Catalan
rebutjar
Portuguese
repelir
Catalan
menysprear
Spanish
despreciar
Back to the meaning
Force or drive back.
snub
rebuff
fight off
drive back
Portuguese
repelir
Synonyms
Examples for "
drive
"
drive
repulse
force back
push back
beat back
Examples for "
drive
"
1
The issue is whether banks' trading activities artificially
drive
up food prices.
2
Work is under way already to
drive
significant change throughout our company.
3
Jules: It felt easy to
drive
fast on twisty roads; really precise.
4
America's public companies
drive
job creation, opportunity and economic growth, they wrote.
5
Investment: We invest to create value, opportunities and to
drive
sustainable practices.
1
The conflict was severe, but resulted in the
repulse
of the besiegers.
2
The Nineteenth did not participate largely in the battle after its
repulse
.
3
I desire to help you; you
repulse
me and insult my manhood.
4
They still saw red, the red of a darker anger-thatof
repulse
.
5
He also insisted that Julian had sufficient men to
repulse
the Germans.
1
And Percy, not levees, would have to hold this new
force
back
.
2
They had to
force
back
his intestines and sew up his belly.
3
And he brought all his will to
force
back
his over-eagerness.
4
Swarms of long-range guided missiles can
force
back
larger US carrier battle groups.
5
She paused and strove hard to
force
back
her tears.
1
Their feet land right under them, and they
push
back
,
Ken said.
2
The exchange had to
push
back
the start date by a week.
3
But government agencies that determine healthcare coverage are starting to
push
back
.
4
Developing countries are trying to
push
back
the first inventory to 2024.
5
But under the circumstances, we'll have to
push
back
the publication date.
1
Three times the brave defenders
beat
back
the assaults of the assailants.
2
I think we're going to have to
beat
back
out to sea.
3
Some struck the sail, and others we
beat
back
with our hands.
4
A gasp of relief: the troopers seem to
beat
back
the attack.
5
Unwillingly the remembrance of the outer world
beat
back
into Billy's mind.
Portuguese
afastar
Catalan
rebutjar
Spanish
rechazar
Back to the meaning
Fill with distaste.
disgust
revolt
gross out
Portuguese
afastar
Usage of
repel
in English
1
June 3: Citizens
repel
a charge towards Tiananmen by thousands of soldiers.
2
The Great Wall of China was unable to
repel
the raiding hordes.
3
No country was better prepared to
repel
the infestation than North Korea.
4
To assemble protons requires hard work because they naturally
repel
each other.
5
And now I control an empire, because hard work didn't
repel
me.
6
It is justified if it is reasonably necessary to
repel
the attacker.
7
Erasmus founded the Numinous Order of Civil Wizardry to
repel
the Pandemonium.
8
It would not
repel
the burden, and continue to enjoy the benefits.
9
A sector that is too big to fail can
repel
government-induced regulation.
10
Sendak pumps the shotgun just in time to
repel
a second assault.
11
He was stopped, though it required two Watford players to
repel
him.
12
A force so large would have seemed enough to
repel
any attack.
13
His shower of stone blocks was not sufficient to
repel
the assailants.
14
Full of warlike stocks, India has never been able to
repel
invaders.
15
The uncouthness which goes with bigness does not
repel
,
it rather attracts.
16
Then it was
repel
boarders, and it started to blow big guns.
Other examples for "repel"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
repel
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
repel boarders
repel the attack
repel force
repel invasion
repel water
More collocations
Translations for
repel
Catalan
rebutjar
repel·lir
menysprear
repugnar
fastiguejar
fer fàstic
Spanish
rechazar
despreciar
Portuguese
repelir
afastar
repugnar
Repel
through the time
Repel
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common